Ding Wei was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the New Year was coming soon. According to her previous estimate of the due date, although the exact number was not available, it was probably within such a time period, which was considered normal.
On the phone, Ding Wei maintained her usual image and said anxiously: "Okay, Auntie, but I have already bought my ticket for New Year's Eve, and now I have to look again to see if I can still get a seat...
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As the Chinese New Year is approaching, tickets are hard to get during the Spring Festival travel season.
To be honest, Bai Xiujuan was born too early. Who would have thought?
The imperial capital is so far away from Jiangzhou. If a filial daughter wants to grab tickets, it depends on the right time, place and people.
This reason was impeccable, and the aunt even said thoughtfully: "It's okay, your mother has given birth to you, so she has experience."
"Besides, isn't your dad at home? Don't worry, buy it if you can. If you can't buy it, come back a few days later. Why bother with the ticket?"
At the same time, he sighed: "Hey, if you weren't here to work, why would you stay in the imperial capital until now? It's so crowded to get on the train."
In his words, he was also very dismissive of Bai Xiujuan's giving birth to a child.
…
However, to be arrogant is to be arrogant, and the affection that should be shown must also be shown.
The aunt calmly called and informed the others, then tidied up at home for a while, then took her small bag and went out to catch the bus.
When she met other people in the community, they greeted her:
"I'm going to prepare New Year's goods early tomorrow morning."
Things in the supermarket are in short supply. If you go there later, there will be more people, and the things you grab back will no longer be fresh.
The aunt smiled brightly, and she could not see any reluctance at all. Instead, she raised her voice:
"Oh, that won't work. My sister-in-law is going to give birth, and I have to go and keep an eye on her."
The sisters in the community all looked at each other tacitly, then leaned forward and whispered:
"I've heard about it a long time ago. Is this really true?"
A few people started a lively discussion.
"You said that given your age, the physical burden of having a child is also heavy. Besides, the older ones have grown up. If there is a younger one, it will be difficult for older girls to find a partner in the future. What do you think?"
"Yeah, it's a lot of worry to raise a child. Just one in my family makes me very tired. You said they are getting older, and raising a younger one will cause a lot of trouble in the future."
The aunt also sighed:
"Don't mention it, I get really angry just talking about it. Don't let her have another baby. It's a new era, isn't it the same for boys and girls?"
"My niece is really good in character and appearance, but you said... this is what happened."
Everyone's eyes became more complicated.
…
Interpersonal relationships in a small town are complicated. Who in each unit does not have close ties with each other?
Under the aunt's relentless publicity and the multiple attacks from Bai Xiujuan and Ding Haiyang who were not at all human, rumors seemed to be like vines growing out of the wall, crawling out inch by inch.
But many people know about the stupid things this couple did.
Everyone shook their heads again and again, taking a bite of the fresh melon in one bite, and then left with pleasantries——
This Chinese New Year chat has a new topic.
When the aunt got on the bus, her smiling face fell and she sighed deeply.
——Yeah, what do you think?
The urban management in their small town is not strict, Bai Xiujuan is not too old, and it is not uncommon for people at her age to have a second child.
But the problem is that there is a big difference between someone else having a second child and her having a second child.
Some people are obsessed with giving birth to a boy, but when the eldest girl in front of them is so old, they are not treated badly. At least they have enough to eat and drink.
Some simply want to have another child to support themselves since their older children have gone to school and they have nothing to do at home.
Her brother and sister-in-law are good, they don't care about anything and they do everything well.
The beggars also knew how to provide for their son, and they were both capable. They saw the Hundred Miles Long March reaching 90, when the child needed the most support from his family during his college years, so they abruptly cut off the money.
Their family has a boy, Haitao. The aunt thought that her family's financial situation was good, but she didn't want the child to work.
Thinking again about Weiwei doing promotions under the sun in the summer...
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The complex emotions that had just filled Auntie's heart disappeared in an instant.
Her face turned cold again, and her aura gradually increased as she walked into the hospital lobby wearing small leather shoes.
Those who didn't know better thought she was going to fight, and didn't look at the mother at all.
Ding Haiyang was still a little nervous.
I was sitting on a chair next to the corridor of the hospital. When I heard footsteps, I looked up and immediately stood up:
"Sister, why are you here just now? Xiujuan has been in there for a long time. You didn't even say you were here to help prepare things or lend a hand."
Even if there was some kind of brother-sister relationship, seeing Ding Haiyang's "Why are you so ignorant" look on his face made him feel nothing.
The aunt sneered:
"What? You think I came too early?"
"I also feel that I am too positive. The person who gave birth to the child is my sister-in-law, not my daughter-in-law. Why should I be anxious?"
What about helping others... She is destined to serve others?
In one sentence, Ding Haiyang choked back.
He did have a heart attack, but even though he had become more arrogant in the past six months and did not respect his eldest sister as much as usual, his courage was still a little weak when no one supported him.
Now his face turned purple, and for a long time he could only sit back on the chair.
The old chairs in the hospital corridor creaked, as if they couldn't bear his heavy wish to continue the family lineage.
The siblings looked at each other in silence.
Not long after, Ding Limei also came.
Ding Haihe was on a business trip and couldn't make it back right now, so he asked his wife to come over and take a look.
Seeing that the two people who came had nothing on their hands, they just waited outside. The second aunt Ding Limei was also very sensible. At this moment, she asked a few symbolic questions and then sat down.
Ding Haihe's wife, on the other hand, looked left and right, always feeling that something was wrong.
"Brother..."
She hesitated for a long time before asking: "Are you going to the hospital in advance and waiting?"
Ding Haiyang raised his head and said angrily: "How can I have that spare money? I came here just two hours after I felt something was wrong at home."
"That……"
After all, she is the sister-in-law, and there was little communication before. Haihe's daughter-in-law has always been silent at home.
After enduring it for a while, I realized that this situation really didn't look right. A group of people were sitting together, and the atmosphere was deadlocked, as if they were enemies.
Comparing it with the various family members who were anxious, happy and worried at the nearby shops with large and small bags waiting for them, it really didn’t look like that.
So he still asked:
"Have the hospital beds been arranged? Are all the things ready? I remember that hospitals don't give you a maternity package and other preparations. Where are they? I'll go and pack them."
There is no need to look at Haihe's brother's face with disgust.
Ding Haiyang was silent.
He was a little embarrassed:
"I'm a grown man, how can I know this? Won't the nurse arrange it naturally when they push the person out later? What else can such a big hospital lack?"
After saying that, he thought of something and coldly snorted:
"After all, I'm not very close, and my relatives have never helped me. What can I know?"
The eldest aunt and the second aunt talked at the corner of their mouths. They just felt that all the money they had put in as subsidies and so on in the early years had been fed to the dogs.
Haihe's wife couldn't hold it back, turned her head and rolled her eyes.
——What can you know?
She almost cursed:
You are someone else's husband and the father of your future child. What do you know? You are a father who doesn't know and doesn't care. You only rely on other relatives. How can you say that the relationship is short...
I think it’s because the skull is short!
But I was still angry, but Ding Haihe called me before and specifically asked me to help...
So she still said angrily:
"There are some things that the hospital does not prepare, so we need to prepare them ourselves. Have we prepared all the toilet paper? This will be very expensive at that time. We need to take two more rolls."
After giving birth, I will have no energy for a while. If the delivery goes smoothly, I will have to eat something when I wake up...
"Are you ready to eat? No hospital sells food like this."
After thinking for a while, he said: "How long will sister-in-law stay in there? Brother, why don't you go and ask? At least you know what the situation is."
"After the baby is born, have you found someone to help take care of it? The hospital has someone to take care of it..."
There are a lot of things to say here, but none of them are in Ding Haiyang’s professional field.
He said solemnly:
"Why are you telling me all this? Is this what us gentlemen should worry about?"
"We are all a family. If you don't help us, what's the use of just talking here?"
Haihe’s wife:……
She took a deep breath, her face now as cold as frost.
Looking at the silent children, the first aunt and the second aunt, I suddenly understood the reason for their silence.
She thought to herself: What are you worrying about when your good intentions are treated like a donkey's liver and lungs? It's not like her sister-in-law has never given birth to a child.
Besides, she originally looked down on this confused family. If Ding Haihe hadn't still cared about these brothers and had not changed some of the old thoughts in his mind, she wouldn't have done this face-saving work.
Who wants to worry, go ahead!
If Ding Haihe doesn't want to, if he has the ability, he can come over and serve his brother and sister-in-law himself!
After thinking about this, Haihe's daughter-in-law thought about how caring Ding Wei was to Xuanxuan... so she also calmly sat down on the stool.
Well, there are four people sitting on a bench now, all of them have long faces, as if the one giving birth to the child is an enemy.
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Bai Xiujuan's birth was not very smooth——
She is usually too cautious.
And I didn't treat myself badly in the middle. As long as I felt good, I would stuff it into my stomach. If I went back and forth, the baby would be a little big.
It had already started to work when it was brought in. Normally the second pregnancy would be smoother, but she struggled inside for a long time.
But as long as she thought about the several ultrasounds, she was told that the baby in her belly was a boy. No matter how painful it was, she could only bite the bullet and give birth.
At this moment, she had no idea that the quarrel outside had started again.
My aunt had been sitting there for an hour or two, seeing Ding Haiyang motionless like a Buddha. At this moment, she couldn't help but feel depressed:
"You don't want to ask about the situation. Talk to the doctor. If the situation is not good, we will have a caesarean section. After all, you are so old and giving birth to a child is not an easy task."
She had seen Bai Xiujuan's belly before. It looked like a balloon when it reached the end of the month, a bit too big.
Besides, even if you don't like your sister-in-law, if you are not careful when giving birth to a child, something big will happen. Human life is at stake.
You should also remind yourself of everything that needs to be reminded.
"How can that be done?"
Ding Haiyang interrupted her directly.
"It's not like she has never given birth before. This is her second birth, so she has experience, right? It will definitely go smoothly."
"Besides, eldest sister, you have to trouble me on this great day, don't you? What do you mean by caesarean section when the condition is not good?"
Ding Liping's heart was choked, and now she thought that maybe Ding Haiyang was emotionally sensitive, and what she just said was a bit unlucky...
Unexpectedly, before she felt slightly guilty, Ding Haiyang said firmly: "Experts have said that if the child is not delivered naturally, his brain will not be as good as others, and his resistance will not be as good as others... Then how can he have a caesarean section?
Woolen cloth?"
"There's nothing you can't tolerate. It's all for the sake of the children."
Women are just delicate.
Then why did others say she was born, but she was still moaning in pain and could be heard outside...
"That's right," Second Aunt Ding Limei saw this situation and couldn't help but taunted:
"No, those who give birth naturally are smarter. Your Weiwei, who is both good at both morals and academics, can earn her own living expenses and tuition fees while going to school. She is so outstanding."
"It's just bad luck that I was reincarnated into a family like this."
Anyone can hear the yin and yang energy in his tone.
However, Ding Haiyang was waiting for his son to come out. Thinking about the wonderful scene in the future when his son would outshine his master and study abroad, he didn't care at all about Ding Limei's words.
He is also used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong. In the past, when his aunt told the truth at home, others would appear more honest.
And Ding Limei is both hard-working and capable. He used to make her do the work, but now he doesn't take her seriously.
"no way."
"It all depends on your parents' genes."
"If you want me to tell you, Li Mei, you also have to talk to Liang Rui."
"I heard that working abroad costs 180 U.S. dollars a day. Why can't you earn tuition fees? Foreign students earn their own tuition fees. She has to pay for it, and you two have to pay for it. Don't let your children be pampered!"
"This girl is so lavish that her husband's family won't be pleased with her from now on."
In this world, what normal parent would be happy to hear someone say something bad about their child?
Ding Limei's expression remained unchanged:
"Then it seems that Lao Liang and I have bad genes... I can't help it. Who asked me to join such a family and not have enough to eat when I was a child."
"When your body is damaged, your genes will suffer."
"But that's okay. Our children just have to take good care of them. After all, we can earn."
"I have prepared enough money for my children to study abroad. When I return to China, I will buy a house for my daughter and arrange some jobs for them. My children can be as comfortable as they like. Are you still afraid of others picking on you?"
"But brother, now that you have a son, you don't have to worry about continuing the family line."
"But with your little income, let alone study abroad when your children grow up, you won't be able to pay for tuition until they reach high school. You have to teach your children to earn their own money."
"In that case, it would be useless no matter how good your genes are... After all, if your parents don't support you, your children will not be able to support you in old age either."
